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Bhagavad-gītā 10.18
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
- भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥१८॥
- vistareṇātmano yogaṁ
- vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana
- bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi
- śṛṇvato nāsti me 'mṛtam
vistareṇain detail — in detail; ātmanaḥYour — Your; yogammystic power — mystic power; vibhūtimopulences — opulences; caalso — also; janaO killer of the atheists-ardanaO killer of the atheists — O killer of the atheists; bhūyaḥagain — again; kathayadescribe — describe; tṛptiḥsatisfaction — satisfaction; hicertainly — certainly; śṛṇvataḥhearing — hearing; nathere is not astithere is not — there is not; memy — my; amṛtamnectar — nectar.
O Janārdana, again please describe in detail the mystic power of Your opulences. I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words.
A similar statement was made to Sūta Gosvāmī by the ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya, headed by Śaunaka. That statement is:
- vayaṁ tu na vitṛpyāma
- uttama-śloka-vikrame
- yac chṛṇvatāṁ rasa-jñānāṁ
- svādu svādu pade pade
"One can never be satiated even though one continuously hears the transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, who is glorified by excellent prayers. Those who have entered into a transcendental relationship with Kṛṣṇa relish at every step the descriptions of the pastimes of the Lord." (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.1.19, Available in the library) Thus Arjuna is interested in hearing about Kṛṣṇa, and specifically how He remains as the all-pervading Supreme Lord.
Now as far as amṛtam, nectar, is concerned, any narration or statement concerning Kṛṣṇa is just like nectar. And this nectar can be perceived by practical experience. Modern stories, fiction and histories are different from the transcendental pastimes of the Lord in that one will tire of hearing mundane stories but one never tires of hearing about Kṛṣṇa. It is for this reason only that the history of the whole universe is replete with references to the pastimes of the incarnations of Godhead. The Purāṇas are histories of bygone ages that relate the pastimes of the various incarnations of the Lord. In this way the reading matter remains forever fresh, despite repeated readings.